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Comments on MetaFilter post A Bottomless SiloTue, 03 May 2011 00:26:16 -0800Tue, 03 May 2011 00:26:16 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60A Bottomless Silohttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo
The Rusty Technoporn Of Nuclear Russia - <a href="http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2011/05/02/the-base-of-human-exterminators/">The Base Of Human Exterminators </a>, <a href="http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2011/05/02/the-place-that-stalkers-would-love-to-visit/">The Place That Stalkers Would Love To Visit</a>, from English Russia via <a href="http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=12619">Warren Ellis</a>post:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096Tue, 03 May 2011 00:18:57 -0800ArtwRussianuclearsecretundergroundwarrenellisenglishrussiasilowarbunkercoldwarUSSRBy: runcibleshawhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671442
There should just be a permanent Warren Ellis sidebar on the blue. (or perhaps an AskMe feature called "Ask Uncle Warren")comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671442Tue, 03 May 2011 00:26:16 -0800runcibleshawBy: CCBChttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671457
Those sites are great. The second one, especially, that features an underground module where selected survivors (it doesn't say who) could wait out WWIII. (Yeah, just like <i>Doctor Strangelove.</i>)comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671457Tue, 03 May 2011 00:45:40 -0800CCBCBy: three blind micehttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671461
Interesting post. Having grown up during the 60s and 70s looking at photos of formerly top-secret Soviet military sites really qualifies as porn. Even to this day it seems unreal.
<i>The second one, especially, that features an underground module where selected survivors (it doesn't say who) could wait out WWIII.</i>
Not wait out. Finish. The ability to survive a first strike - and then retaliate massively - was always a key part of the nuclear deterrent on both sides.
It makes today's fears about terrorism seem laughably overwrought by comparison.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671461Tue, 03 May 2011 00:56:46 -0800three blind miceBy: Dillonlikescookieshttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671465
Fantastic stuff. I would love to buy an old silo one day and renovate it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671465Tue, 03 May 2011 01:08:23 -0800DillonlikescookiesBy: Grimp0teuthishttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671472
Metafilter: The Rusty Technoporn Of Nuclear Russia
<small>great stuff here. Thanks.</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671472Tue, 03 May 2011 01:20:00 -0800Grimp0teuthisBy: flapjax at midnitehttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671474
I like it... <i>rusty</i>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671474Tue, 03 May 2011 01:21:12 -0800flapjax at midniteBy: spicynutshttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671489
<i>If a nuclear war took place, the USSR would have been a conqueror, but at the same time it probably would have been the only one country remained in the world.</i>
Uh huh. Define 'remain'. Cuz I highly doubt either the US or the USSR would be defined as a country, much less a hospitable place, after any nuclear warcomment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671489Tue, 03 May 2011 01:46:08 -0800spicynutsBy: joannemullenhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671490
The Soviet nuclear arsenal peaked as late as 1988, by which time they had no less than 45,000 nuclear weapons pointing at the rest of the world. Of course, there was no difference between the Soviet Union and the west in terms of opposition to such apocalyptic arsenals, after all, in the west you were free to march against American nuclear weapons and in the Soviet Union you were free to march against American nuclear weapons too.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671490Tue, 03 May 2011 01:49:25 -0800joannemullenBy: EndsOfInventionhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671500
I think that second one was in Portal 2. It's got the mashy spike plates any everything.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671500Tue, 03 May 2011 02:09:44 -0800EndsOfInventionBy: spicynutshttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671501
I'm pretty sure that a thousand 500 megaton warheads on each side would wipe both countries from the Earth. Neither had/has the capability to take out warheads already launched, despite what the Pentagon might want to believe about Star Wars. It takes enough time for a warhead to get from Russia to the US that a counter-strike would be pretty much simultaneous and inevitable, no?comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671501Tue, 03 May 2011 02:11:24 -0800spicynutsBy: alexoscarhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671504
<em>There should just be a permanent Warren Ellis sidebar on the blue. (or perhaps an AskMe feature called "Ask Uncle Warren")</em>
Can we have our choice of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Ellis">Warren</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Ellis_(musician)">Ellises</a>?comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671504Tue, 03 May 2011 02:13:36 -0800alexoscarBy: _Lasarhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671508
I vote both. "Ask A Warren Ellis".comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671508Tue, 03 May 2011 02:25:40 -0800_LasarBy: kippyhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671509
Those were the days. Rockets, stuck in the ground, going "boing" and sailing through the air. Almost seems like a game of tiddlywinks.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671509Tue, 03 May 2011 02:26:53 -0800kippyBy: clarknovahttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671511
Oh almost.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671511Tue, 03 May 2011 02:35:40 -0800clarknovaBy: pracowityhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671512
Thunderbird tsar go!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671512Tue, 03 May 2011 02:37:38 -0800pracowityBy: three blind micehttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671519
<i>The Soviet nuclear arsenal peaked as late as 1988, by which time they had no less than 45,000 nuclear weapons pointing at the rest of the world.</i>
<a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/dia/product/smp_88.htm">And</a> a fleet of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-160">Blackjack</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-22M">Backfire</a> bombers.
And <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh-55_(missile_family)">cruise missiles.</a>
And <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Navy">a deepwater navy</a>.
And <a href="http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/nato/warsawpact.html">all the forces</a> of the Warsaw Pact.
They were the real deal.
Yet there are silly people in the world who want me to get all excited about "Islamofascism". I can only wonder why their mothers left the history of the cold war from their homeschooling.
Compare these photos of Soviet military installations to the house where bin Laden was found and I think that pretty much tells you all you need to know about the relative threat of "Islamofacism".comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671519Tue, 03 May 2011 03:14:43 -0800three blind miceBy: jetsetschttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671542
I assume we still have a few of these babies still up and running under mountains in WV. Rust free and ready to rumble.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671542Tue, 03 May 2011 04:19:11 -0800jetsetscBy: three blind micehttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671547
<i> I would love to buy an old silo one day and renovate it.</i>
<a href="http://www.missilebases.com/properties">Here</a> is a nice selection of properties currently on the market.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671547Tue, 03 May 2011 04:27:38 -0800three blind miceBy: zombieApochttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671601
careful where you click on that site, I got some.... <strong>NSFW </strong> unwanted pictures opening up on my screencomment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671601Tue, 03 May 2011 05:20:07 -0800zombieApocBy: yerfatmahttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671628
First link really makes me feel for Desmond in <em>Lost</em>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671628Tue, 03 May 2011 05:34:12 -0800yerfatmaBy: ROU_Xenophobehttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671667
<i>I'm pretty sure that a thousand 500 megaton warheads on each side would wipe both countries from the Earth.</i>
Certainly would, but the largest warheads detonated were in the 50MT range, and your run common or garden variety warhead of the 1980s would have been about 0.5MT.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671667Tue, 03 May 2011 06:03:36 -0800ROU_XenophobeBy: Artwhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671712
My first title was a Portal 2 spoiler.
On reflection, my second title should have been "My first title was a Portal 2 spoiler".comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671712Tue, 03 May 2011 06:31:29 -0800ArtwBy: J0http://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671780
I assume both WEs are really the same. Have you ever seen them together?comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671780Tue, 03 May 2011 07:09:01 -0800J0By: kaseijinhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671783
Is there a mirror of this somewhere without the cheescake photos at the bottom? Would love to share this with some co-workers...comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671783Tue, 03 May 2011 07:12:14 -0800kaseijinBy: The Bellmanhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671789
<i>My first title was a Portal 2 spoiler.</i>
Was it: <a href="http://rot13.com/index.php">Cyrnfr Qba'g Qryrgr Guvf Zbqf Rira Gubhtu Vg'f Ebg13</a>?comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671789Tue, 03 May 2011 07:17:05 -0800The BellmanBy: happyroachhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3671985
I personally think we should thank Warren Ellis for this glimpse of his writing retreat. It's just a glimpse of he lengths he has to go to in order to get enough privacy to write. I blame his fans.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3671985Tue, 03 May 2011 08:50:49 -0800happyroachBy: Artwhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3672011
It doesn't have a pub in it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3672011Tue, 03 May 2011 09:02:27 -0800ArtwBy: detachdhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3672412
(first link, eighth caption or so)
MetaFilter: A drop of it on the skin entails the death.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3672412Tue, 03 May 2011 11:27:53 -0800detachdBy: Artwhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3672419
Well, someone did link to Gostse earlier today...comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3672419Tue, 03 May 2011 11:31:53 -0800ArtwBy: Sebmojohttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3672787
<em>I would love to buy an old silo one day and renovate it.</em>
<a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/10/10/">If you do, don't go into Power Dome A.</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3672787Tue, 03 May 2011 13:28:12 -0800SebmojoBy: chemoboyhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3673287
This whole site is gold. I probably am going to spend the reset of the evening here.
<a href="http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2009/04/08/russian-wall-e-case-mod/">Russian Wall-E Case Mod</a>
<a href="http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/12/05/soviet-goods-catalogue-81/">Soviet Goods Catalogue '81</a>
<a href="http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/11/05/the-19th-century-demotivators/">The 19th Century Demotivators</a>
<a href="http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/07/31/the-strafer-cameraman/">The Strafer Cameraman</a> (handheld footage from the cockpit of an SU-25)
<a href="http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/10/02/nuclear-waste-repository-buryakovka/">Nuclear Waste Repository "Buryakovka"</a>
<a href="http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2008/04/11/the-neitrino-lab/">The Neutrino Lab</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3673287Tue, 03 May 2011 17:13:27 -0800chemoboyBy: unliteralhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3673731
Speaking of <a href="http://donaldweber.com/category/post-atomic/stalker/">stalkers</a>, "Today, real stalkers live inside the official 30-kilometre Exclusion Zone in Chernobyl and secretly strip the dead city of its valuables, while avoiding the security forces – and the ghosts of the ruptured past." - here's a <a href="http://donaldweber.com/files/2009/10/0068.jpg">rocket man</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3673731Tue, 03 May 2011 20:53:49 -0800unliteralBy: Halloween Jackhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3675145
One of the most interesting pics in the first link, for me, was <a href="http://media.englishrussia.com/newimages//museumrockets33.jpg">this shot of the toilet</a>--those look like foot-pads on the rim; for some reason, I thought that Russian toilets were Western-style, although it looks like you might be able to use this john in either fashion. Also, it took me a second to recognize the "spikes" in <a href="http://media.englishrussia.com/newimages/commandpostoftherocketdivision-17.jpg">this picture</a> as shelf supports--I thought that they were part of some Indiana Jones-style death trap.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3675145Wed, 04 May 2011 12:26:26 -0800Halloween JackBy: Quonabhttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3676479
If you enjoyed this, then you should definitely visit the <a href="http://www.titanmissilemuseum.org/">Titan Missile Museum</a> near Tucson, AZ. You will find a lot of similarities.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3676479Wed, 04 May 2011 22:35:20 -0800QuonabBy: GLaDOShttp://www.metafilter.com/103096/A-Bottomless-Silo#3676653
<em>Also, it took me a second to recognize the "spikes" in <a href="http://media.englishrussia.com/newimages/commandpostoftherocketdivision-17.jpg">this picture</a> as shelf supports--I thought that they were part of some Indiana Jones-style death trap.</em>
Correct. These are definitely not Aperture Science Testing Subject Disposal Panels, colloquially known as "mashy-spike-plates". They are merely harmless Aperture Science Shelving Unit Support Panels.
Please, step forward into this completely safe corridor, and pay no mind to the the conveniently-severed Aperture Science Propulsion Gel transportation tube positioned nearby.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103096-3676653Thu, 05 May 2011 05:01:48 -0800GLaDOS